Rory not resting on laurels

Rory McIlroy embellished his status as one of golf's best players with his wire-to-wire win at the British Open earlier this month, but has put that behind him as he strives to achieve further goals before the end of the year.

The Northern Irishman has made a habit of stringing together red-hot runs during his burgeoning career and has set his sights on clinching a maiden World Golf Championships crown at this week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.

"I've obviously had a bit of time to reflect after the (British) Open and everything, but just decided I wanted to move on and move forward," the world No 2 said at Firestone Country Club on Tuesday.